The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-17
THE KINGS BIRTHDAY.
Congratulations, and Royal Statutes
at Noon and Sunset.
The Regatta Successfully Carried Ont
Under D1aicuItie,-FuII Report
Of the Days DOings.

From the point of view of the
holiday-maker, the weather yester-
day could scarcely have been
more unpropitious. AS the light OF
approaching day shed its first rays Ger
the summit of Mount Tantalus, an omin
Gus fiery glow gave the early risers a
forecast OF what was to come, and as the
morning wore on the prediction was
amply realized. The boom of the guns
from the shore battery and the war-ships
in port, in honor of the fifty-first ami
versary of the natal day of His Majesty
Kalakaua, was accompanied by the pat
ter of rain upon the house tops, which
continued throughout the day with
short intermissiOns. Royal Statutes
were again fired at noon and at sun
down. The U. S. flagship Vandalia, H.
B. NJ. S. Conquest, as also the Juniata
and Mohcan of the United States navy,
were gaily bedecked with flags. The
principal vessels of the native and foreign
merchant services in port likewise donned
their holiday attire The Government
flags were flying and the Diplomatic and
Consular Corps displayed their custom
airy bunting, and had the sun dispelled
the mist a gay spectacle indeed would
have been presented. AS it was the ken
of the sight-seers was limited more than
is wont; the rain hung like a gloomy
pail over the festive scene, and at times
even the breakers on the reef were
hardly discernible.
At 6 a. IN. the police force headed by
the Marshal of the Kingdom marched to
the Iolani Palace and paid their respects
to His Majesty, upon his birthday, the
Marshal making a speech of congratula-
ton.
About a. m. the Royal Hawaiian
Band, followed by the pupils OF the
Royal school, repaired to the Palace to
offer congratulations to his Majesty, and
number of the prominent citizens,
native and foreign, paid similar compli-
mentS.
THE REGATTA.
The event of the day was the regatta
under the auspices OF the Hawaiian
Rowing and Yachting Association, OF
which His Majesty is at once the Pres
ident and a liberal patron. This event,
which has always been the prominent
feature in the celebration OF His
Majesty's birthday, was gone through
with yesterday under most adverse cir
cumstances, a strong sOuth-easter throw
ing up heavy seas in the channel and
making the water in the inner harbor
quite lumpy, tending much to the disatis-
faction of crews in the rowing races, and
the prevalence !of heavy rain squalls re-
ducing the pleasure of the attendant
public. The bad weather prevailing
caused delay in the hour of starting,
the preliminary gun booming forth it's
note OF warning at a quarter to 10 o'clock
fOrty-five minutes after the advertised
time. This delay was caused mostly by
the absence Of the Eleu (Which was en-.
gagged in towing a vessel to seaJ from the
duty assigned of placing the stakeboats
in position, but this difficulty was met
by Mr.. G. B. Wilson detailing Mr.. Her
bert's steam launch Vasa, under the
captaincy of Mr.. Frank Godfrey, to place
the Waikiki turning point in place, a
dangerous undertaking in the then pre-
vailing weather, but the object was ac-
complished quickly and safely, and at
the hour above mentioned the races
were commenced and run in the follow
ing order:
YACHT RACE-FIRST CLASS.
First prize, $50 90; second prize $50 90;
third prize, saves stakes, open to all.
COURSE-From an imaginary line drawn
from the judges boat, to white flag
placed on the s. S. Aus tralia, passing out
the channel aud keeping between the
buOys, leaving spar and bell buoys on
port side, thence to a flag boat off Wal
kil1; rounding same from leeward to a
flag boat off Quarantine Grounds; round
ing same from leeward to. bell buoy, leav-
ing it on port side thence to spar buoy,
leaving same on starboard side, thence to
the place of starting.
Nellie, F. Whitney; Pauline, w. S. VIII
cox: Cutter, L. S. S. VandaIia Launch
u. S. S. Vandalia Pinnace, II. B. NJ. S.
Conquest
OF the boats entered in this race only
the pinnace Conquest, cutter Nellie,
sloop Pauline and launch of the Van
daia took anything like a prominent
part in the race, the wind at the time of
the start blowing half a gale from the
southeast, with occasional heavy squalls
and the indications of rough seas outside
being plainly apparent. The Conquest
lead well to a point about mile to
windward of the bell buoy and then
dropped out of the race. In the mean
while the little Pauline. with Captain
Luther Wilcox at the helm, was plough
ing through the heavy seas and working
well to windward, the Vandalia's launch
pressing closely after her, the Nellie
being gradually left to leeward. A